If You Give a Friend a Fairly Lengthy Description About

question 76

Multiple Choice

If you give a friend a fairly lengthy description about how you studied for your last exam, you are producing

• A) prosody.
• B) a directive.
• C) pragmatics.
• D) discourse.

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Definitions:

Sensor

A device that detects or measures a physical property and records, indicates, or otherwise responds to it, often used in various technological and scientific applications.

Sphygmomanometer

A medical device used to measure blood pressure, consisting of an inflatable cuff to restrict blood flow and a manometer to measure the pressure.

Systolic Pressure

The pressure in the arteries when the heart beats and fills them with blood; the higher number in a blood pressure reading.

Cuff

A band or folded part of a garment at the end of a sleeve or pant leg, which can also refer to devices used in medical settings to measure blood pressure.